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Dentons'Â five-partner team, jointly led by TomĂˇĹˇ BĂ­lekÂ and counsel Jan ProchĂˇzka, regularly handles cross-border mandates in the private equity, life sciences, TMT, e-commerce and automotive sectors; it further boosted its expertise in the energy sector by hiringÂ Petr ZĂˇkouckĂ˝Â and two associates fromÂ Clifford ChanceÂ in 2017. ProchĂˇzka andÂ Chris WatkinsonÂ assisted Rockaway Capital with establishing a joint venture with EnergetickĂ˝ a prĹŻmyslovĂ˝ holding and PPF Group, and the related transfer of the relevant e-commerce businesses operated by Rockaway Group via share deals to the future joint venture company Sully System. Other highlights includeÂ advising Argus Capital on the sale of Czech cable TV operator Rio Media to Kaprain Industrial and acting for Indoverse (Czech) Coal Investments on an auction process concerning the potential acquisition of three lignite power plants.

Projects and energy

DentonsÂ handles a broad range of energy and infrastructure matters, and particularly excels in financing, M&A and restructuring matters.Â The team advisedÂ ÄŚeskoslovenskĂˇ obchodnĂ­ banka on a series of financing mandates, including the refinancing of a photovoltaic power plant, biogas station and on the financing of the purchase of land, and represented Sev.en EC in a reimbursement of gift tax dispute with the tax authority; the taxÂ was imposed on free carbon dioxide emission allowances in breach of EU law. Practice head Petr ZĂˇkouckĂ˝Â heads the team and has notable expertise advising on environmental regulatory challenges faced by conventional power plants.Â Petr SlachÂ andÂ Jan ProchĂˇzkaÂ are also recommended.

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